(dramatic music)
(air whooshing)
(traffic rumbling)
(suspenseful music)
(roulette cranking)
(crowd chattering)
[Man] No more bet.
No more bet.
Ball is in motion.
[Dealer] Last call, ladies and gentlemen.
Last call to bet.
(suspenseful music)
[Man] Hey, watch it!
(car horn honking)
(roulette cranking)
(crowd chattering)
(women laughing)
(suspenseful music)
(muffled police radio chattering)
[Street Sweeper] Hey!
(man laughing)
[Man] How you doing, huh?
No more bets, please.
Thanks
(police sirens alarming)
Let's go.
(police sirens alarming)
(suspenseful music)
Thanks, Mellin.
Thanks, bullshit!
I'm supposed to be leading this goddamn parade.
Cut through the park and take the tunnel.
And no fuck-ups this time!
I don't want a repeat of the Collins bust.
Hey, it wasn't my fault.
That guy was trying to pull the film out of my camera.
Will you keep your head down, goddamn it?
Anybody spot you on this operation,
I'll be dumped quicker than toxic waste!
You hear that?
Yeah, yeah.
When we get there,
you stay in the car until we get inside.
You don't let anyone see you get out.
You get there, you take the pictures
and you get the hell out, you got it?
You're a prince, Mellin.
Smile.
(camera snapping)
And you're nudzh!
Goddamn kid.
Hey, what're we going to a funeral?
Come on, move it, move it, move it!
(upbeat saxophone music)
(police sirens alarming)
(suspenseful music)
(tires screeching)
(crowd shouting)
(roulette cranking)
(crowd shouting)
All right!
The party's over!
It's checkout time!
(crowd shouting)
(woman screaming)
(chips clattering)
(crowd screaming)
(intense music)
(crowd shouting)
(camera snapping)
[Officer] All right, move it!
Piece of shit!
Don't move!
(camera snapping)
Life is a cabaret, old chum.
You're weird.
(people shouting)
(camera snapping)
(women yelling)
Hey, how about giving me a break, sister?
(people yelling)
I'm not getting in the car!
[Officer] Move into the car!
Let's go!
Move it!
(people shouting)
(police sirens alarming)
(ominous music)
Oh, this is unbelievable!
Hottest story in town
and you're the only one that scored any photos.
How the hell did you do that, kiddo?
People owe me favors, Nick.
Oh yeah?
I love this one.
Listen, speaking of favors,
I need you to cover an opening tomorrow night.
Blue Sage Gallery, east side.
Send Jackson, I'm freelance, remember?
Oh no, Jackson's out, you're in.
Come on, Nick, give me a break, I like the deal we got.
Besides, I got a full-time job.
What, your book?
Yeah.
Waste of time.
Who's gonna wanna book about crack heads?
Nobody gives a shit about street kids.
Yeah, how do you know?
Besides, if I'm good enough I can make people see them.
Pictures can make people feel things.
You can't make people care, Molly.
I can try.
Hey!
Blue Sage Gallery!
Eight, sharp!
(faint pleasant music)
(people chattering)
What do you think he's trying to say?
(camera snapping)
Darling, your sudden conscience is very touching...
Damn it, Nadine, I mean it!
If you don't let me talk to her,
I am going to do some talking of my own!
Shut up!
This is not the time to be discussing this.
(camera snapping)
Molly, sweetheart, the people!
Shoot the people, not the mannequins.
It's hard to tell the difference, Hillary.
Adorable.
Don't tell me not to drink!
(glass shattering) (people gasping)
(eerie music)
(people murmuring)
(metal cranking)
(somber music)
(water sloshing)
(lamp clicking)
(eerie music)
(somber piano music)
(necklace chain rattling)
(dramatic piano music)
The dimensions of the piece include the backs.
Sorry to interrupt
- but it's important. - That's right.
It's important.
Do you think I could call you back on this matter?
It seems as if I have a very anxious client here.
Oh, thank you, darling.
Kiss, kiss.
Do you know this woman?
It's not a very good picture, Molly.
Thanks, Hillary, I'll give you a discount.
Do you know her?
Of course, she has a gallery in Los Angeles.
Very sheik, lots of foreign money.
Yeah?
Where are my pictures, Miss Stewart?
I'll bring them this afternoon.
Do you remember her name?
Roland, Rollins, Rollins Imports, that's it.
Rollins, you're sure?
I'm sure, I'm sure.
It's in my Rolodex.
(Hillary sighing)
Here.
Do you remember her first name?
Oh wait a minute, I should.
She's been here on several occasions.
Is it Gloria?
That's right.
How did you know?
Lucky guess.
You take my advice,
you throw that number away
and forget about the picture you took.
Your advice stinks, Mellin.
You know how long I've waited for this.
For what?
What the hell are you gonna do?
You're gonna walk in there, you're gonna confront,
you're gonna upset a life, expose yourself, and for what?
I mean, just what the hell do you think she's gonna do,
welcome you with open arms?
No.
I just...
I just wanna see her, you know?
I need some answers.
(airplane whooshing)
(somber music)
I have a couple other pieces I'd like to show you.
This way, just follow me.
[Gloria] Can I help you?
You should've asked me that question 14 years ago.
(somber saxophone music)
My God.
Molly.
Weren't you gonna say anything, Mom?
Come into my office.
I don't know what to say.
How about, how are you, Molly?
Or maybe, are you all right?
How has your life been since I abandoned you 14 years ago?
Molly, I'm just so shocked.
I don't know what to say.
Look, I didn't come here expecting
to strike up some warm, wonderful relationship.
I just wanna know why.
But I think you at least owe me that much.
Why what?
Why I left?
For starters.
Your father wasn't exactly the man you thought he was.
He never intended to come back for us, I knew that.
When I met Doug, it was a chance for a second start.
Without me.
I told myself you'd be better off without me.
A 12 year old kid?
Oh, I was weak!
You never were.
I knew that Sally would take care of you
and somehow you'd be all right.
Believe it or not,
a day hasn't gone by that I haven't thought of you.
(Molly chuckling)
That's real touching.
Guess it's the thought that counts, right, Mom?
I deserve that.
I did come back once
but you had gone.
Sally said you went to New York, left no address.
You look so beautiful, Molly.
So do you.
Just like I remembered.
You still with this Doug guy?
No.
He left.
But he left something wonderful behind.
Her name is Michelle.
You have a sister, Molly.
A sister?
She was born shortly after Doug and I went away.
I have a sister?
I don't believe it.
Does she know about me?
No.
No, I couldn't bring myself to tell her what I...
what I'd done to you.
Where is she?
Molly, I know this is gonna sound just terrible
but this is not a good time for you to be here.
Look, it's been 14 years.
I didn't stop by just to say hello.
Car is here.
(ominous music)
[Gloria] Just a minute.
Nadine's waiting.
I heard you, Roger, just a minute!
Call me later.
Okay?
(ominous music)
(engine rumbling)
Oh, there you are.
I am so happy.
That woman who was here earlier,
she called several times and she really...
What's the matter?
Nothing, I'm fine.
Fine, you look like you just...
(phone ringing)
- It's probably that Stewart... - No.
- Want me to answer it? - I'll get it, I'll get it.
Thank you, Marie.
I'll see you in the morning, okay?
(phone ringing)
(ominous music)
Hello?
[Molly On Phone] Hi, it's Molly.
Molly?
Molly. (Gloria crying)
What's wrong?
It's Michelle.
She's in terrible danger.
They won't let me talk to her.
I don't understand.
Where is she?
They've taken her away.
Do you know where she is?
[Gloria On Phone] I think so.
Why don't you call the police?
Oh no, I can't.
No, I can't.
If anyone talks to the police,
she'll disappear, I'll never see her again!
Listen, stay there.
I'll be right over.
(Gloria crying)
(ominous music)
(phone ringing)
(Gloria gasping)
(foreboding music)
(traffic whooshing)
(keys jingling)
(Gloria groaning)
(explosion rumbling)
(fire crackling)
(ominous music)
(police sirens alarming)
(crowd chattering)
(tires screeching)
Hey, hold it!
Hey, hey!
(camera snapping)
(people chattering)
This young woman said she spoke with the deceased
on the phone a short time ago, Lieutenant.
Doniger, Lieutenant Doniger.
So, did you know Miss Rollins?
Not really.
I hardly knew her at all.
What's your name?
[Molly] Molly Stewart.
Stewart. (camera snapping)
What was the nature of your conversation?
I was going to meet her here.
She was waiting for me.
And how would you describe her mood
when you last talked to her?
She was upset.
She...
(camera snapping)
Actually, it wasn't much of a conversation at all.
Do you have any clue who might have done this?
No.
Excuse me a second.
(camera snapping)
Miss Stewart.
What exactly was your relationship with Miss Rollins?
She was my mother.
Six months ago your mother filed a missing persons report,
four weeks later she cancels that report.
You're telling me you don't even know you're own sister.
I didn't even know she existed until yesterday.
Mmmm.
So you don't see your mother for 14 years,
you pop into town to say hello,
she mentions nothing about the disappearance
of her other daughter and then she is murdered.
That correct?
[Molly] You know,
you are a real sensitive guy, Lieutenant.
They don't pay me to be sensitive.
Have a seat.
Your mother's assistant says that Michelle has not been seen
since she disappeared six months ago.
So?
So...
So why did your mother cancel the missing persons report?
I don't know.
Maybe she did hear from Michelle.
Is your sister a prostitute?
No.
I told you, I don't know her.
So why did you steal her picture last night?
I thought I could have it.
She's my sister.
You know, Miss Stewart,
I think you're lying.
I think your mother did say something to you last night
and what she said has some connection
to why she was murdered.
And I think you've been watching
too much television, Lieutenant.
Oh, that's rich.
That's rich.
May I go now?
Yeah.
Yeah, you can go.
I'll be keeping an eye on you.
Fine with me.
I'm used to it.
(clock ticking)
We made the 11 o'clock news last night.
You wanted her dead, she's dead.
This is the United fucking States of America.
We don't car bomb people here.
I told you to make it look like an accident.
And what difference does that make?
They can't trace it to us, can they?
It draws attention to the gallery
and who knows how much she talked before you shut her up.
Nadine, she knew nothing.
She was just upset.
Here.
Not a footprint on it.
Taste.
I told you I don't taste.
Just set up the exchange deal for Friday.
Sure.
But you know, my dear,
some of our buyers are very, very disappointed.
It seems like your floaters,
they're not what they used to be.
They're bluffing, I am the best in the business.
Still, they're very unhappy.
Charm them.
It's your best feature.
Ah.
And no slip-ups this time.
Wouldn't want anything to happen to you, would we?
Would be very upsetting to your adoring wife and children.
I'm quite fond of them, you know?
(ominous music)
(people beatboxing)
♪ I said what Holly and everything was jolly
♪ She hit the pipe, now she hangs around with Molly
♪ She used to know it all, now she stumbles and falls
♪ She used to be a pro at the game volley ball
♪ She met a Ballari, he taught her how to carry
♪ Now she's known in town as the princess of Bettys
♪ To the curb
♪ Yo, what'd you say
♪ She's to the curb
♪ Yo, what'd you say
♪ She's to the curb
♪ Yo, what'd you say
♪ She's to the curb
♪ Yo, what'd you say
(guys beatboxing)
♪ Gotta late night, I gotta double up
Angel!
Spanky!
(Spanky laughing)
I thought everyone I knew from LA had disappeared.
Look at...
You are a sight for sore eyes.
It's my idea of an agreeable person
and there's a person who agrees with me.
[Molly] Disraeli?
You haven't forgotten.
[Molly] God knows I've tried.
What're you doing here?
Has the Big Apple gone sour?
Spanks, everything is such a mess.
Give me a hug in an hour
and I'll tell you all about it, okay?
[Spanky] Oh, you's got it.
♪ Such a curl
♪ The perfect pronunciation of this word
♪ Can be a person, place or thing or even a verb
♪ You to the curb
Well, girl, you're just permanently twisted
along with the rest of us.
Looks that way.
So how's tricks?
Well, I wouldn't know, dear.
Haven't turned one in years.
You've gone straight?
Yeah.
Straight to the poorhouse.
Got too weird out there.
People are dying all around me.
So I traded my mattress in for a career in show business.
(Molly chuckling)
That bad, huh?
(Spanky laughing)
This is moonlighting.
Wait till you see my main gig.
(Spanky laughing)
Oh.
It's not gonna be easy, kid.
The jungle turned deadly after you retired.
I know but, I mean, she's out there somewhere.
How tough do you really think it's gonna be?
♪ Every path has got its puddle
♪ That's how life can throw you down
I'm serious, Spanky.
I'm going back on the street.
Someone must've seen her; a john, a pimp,
maybe one of the girls.
Look,
if I can't talk you out of it,
at least let me try and help you.
You can crash with me.
We'll find some old drag, we'll go underground
and we'll bring back the old Angel, pa-da!
(eerie music)
We'll bring back Angel.
Ta-da-ta-ta-ta-ta!
I don't know, Spanks,
I think I'm really gonna be in the way here.
Come on, it's a great idea!
As a matter of fact,
I've even got one of those sleeping things for people,
assuming we can find it.
Yes, a bed!
You take the bed
and I will take the perch.
Well what if you wanna bring someone home or something?
Oh, my darling.
You're worried about my getting laid.
That is so cute I just can't stand it.
Well, forget it.
The revolving door is off its hinges.
[Molly] Okay, but it's only temporary.
Great!
Now let's get you dressed for act one.
(exotic saxophone music)
You got a work permit, sister,
or are you looking to get your legs busted?
Maybe she's deaf as well as dumb.
Listen, I'm looking for someone who's run away.
Have you seen this kid?
What is this, "60 Minutes?"
Get the hell out of here.
(woman laughing)
Hey!
(tire screeching)
Hey!
What the fuck you doing, huh?
What the fuck you doing?
You mess yourself up, you'll be out of commission!
This honky chiquita stepping all over our real estate!
[Woman] Yeah!
Get in the car.
Wait a minute!
I said, get in.
(beat music)
(engine rumbling)
He's gonna break her in real good.
Child, her legs will be over her head for a week.
(women laughing)
(somber saxophone music)
You wanna tell me what this is all about?
Don't push me, little girl!
I never mind picking up some new gash
but nobody gets a taste till I know if it's sweet enough.
Huh?
(faint beat music)
Oh, it's sweet, daddy.
But you don't have to play bad to get it.
I'll do all the bad stuff.
You just relax.
Oh.
Oh, baby.
You sure know your way around a car seat.
Why don't you hop in back and get undressed?
I need just a minute to get ready.
(somber saxophone music)
(pimp chuckling)
(knife clicking)
It's lonely back here.
Okay, baby.
(somber saxophone music)
Get out of them threads.
Why don't you do it for me?
(pimp yelping)
(engine rumbling)
(tires screeching)
You cock sucker!
Not tonight, sweetheart!
("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" chiming music)
[Man] Hey, Spanky, how's it going?
(horn honking)
As I believe it was Bing Crosby who said to,
I believe it was, Ingrid Bergman, "Going my way?"
So this is the day job?
Hey,
can't get busted for bopping.
Speaking of busted, young lady,
I heard you were out past your curfew last night.
So you were right about being a jungle out there.
Meet any tigers?
Only one.
But I declawed him.
Oo-hoo.
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo.
Oh, kid, you're unbelievable.
Hop in, I wanna hear all about it.
No, I can't, I'm going to Hollywood
to see if I can pick up some leads.
Waste of time.
Come on, I wanna take you to meet Neal.
Who's Neal?
Well, let's see what we got.
(VHS audio squeaking)
Well, I grew up in Columbus, Ohio.
Homecoming queen and all that.
I guess it's a cliche now.
I can't think of anything else to say.
These are all outtakes
but all the girls I talked to are on here.
We room together.
It's cheaper.
And safer.
(girls giggling)
Creeps.
God, you wouldn't believe all the weirdo assholes out there.
Oops.
Can I say assholes?
(girls giggling)
Ha, ha.
That's Vicky.
She probably met one of those weirdo assholes.
(girls giggling)
"Chambermaid."
That was my third film.
Nadine?
Oh, that's my agent.
Can you turn that back a little?
(VHS audio squeaking)
[Vicky] That was my third film.
Nadine?
Nadine, I know that name.
[Vicky] She says that after the...
Is she anybody?
Yeah, she's everybody.
She's the biggest agent in town for all the x-rated girls
but it's a front for another business.
The word is that the girls make the big money
bending their johns in half.
Doesn't make sense that my mother would know this woman.
Coincidence.
How many women do you know called Nadine?
It's possible but she's very rich
and she could've been a client of your mother's.
No.
This is the same Nadine, she was more than a client.
How do I meet this woman?
You don't.
Yes she does, Neal.
Look, man, I don't even know this woman.
Well, you know people who do.
Come on, let your fingers do the walking.
You're crazy.
You don't wanna get mixed up with these characters.
Yes I do.
I want to find my sister.
Who're you calling?
Friend of mine, he's a porno producer.
Went to film school together.
I make films, he makes money.
But most of these girls that I interviewed
were all on the set and they're Nadine's girls.
Hello?
Tom?
Hey, it's Neal.
Yeah, yeah, man, I thought it looked pretty good.
Listen, are you still looking for some new faces?
Because I got this girl.
She's in from New York, she doesn't have an agent.
Well, I got kind of an interest in her.
Personal interest, you know?
Oh, she's the prettiest thing I've ever seen.
She's, let's see, about five foot...
Five.
Sweet.
Girl next door type.
(Neal chuckling)
She is definitely a turn-on.
Wait a minute, what's the guy's name?
Okay.
Thanks a lot, Tom.
Yeah, I'll talk to you later.
Goodbye.
So, what'd you get?
I got the dope on the director who's doing new video.
Time for our audition, darling.
Oh, God.
(woman moaning on TV) (sensual beat music on TV)
(door knocking)
Mr. Santangelo.
Hi, Mr. Santangelo, I'm Angel.
Neal Walker sent me to see you.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, the kid from New York.
I'm Gaylord Dover, Angel's manager.
What does a kid in porn need with a manager?
Well, I try to keep her away from the riff-raff.
So put her in a convent.
Oh.
(Spanky chuckling)
All right, take a seat.
Oh.
Not you.
Would you mind walking around a bit?
Wait, Neal said you were the girl next door type.
Next door to the Boom-Boom Room.
Okay, all right, take a seat.
Now, excuse me for being personal miss...
Angel.
Well, I usually like my ladies to be, you know,
endowed.
I mean, do you have any specialties or do you...
Oh.
Ah.
All right, look, since you're a friend of Neal's,
I'm gonna give you a shot.
I'm all cast on principals but I need some atmosphere girls.
Oh, well Angel give great background.
You know, some say it's her best feature.
Great.
Be at this address eight o'clock in the morning.
Somebody will pick you up and bring you to the set.
Once you get there, don't leave.
No phone calls from the set.
Lunch will be brought in,
you'll be paid in cash at the end of the day.
Sound okay?
(muffled police radio chattering)
All right.
(muffled police radio chattering)
(engine rumbling)
Hello.
You know, Doniger,
you are about as inconspicuous around here
as a duck on the back of a horse.
Oh, gee, that cuts me to a quick.
So where you headed?
To a friend's house?
That okay with LAPD?
Ah, Bernie Nicholson,
also known as Spanky.
Used to be a professional hustler up on the boulevard.
You got the used to be part right.
Wait a minute, I got another used to be for you.
How about used to be Angel?
Also a professional.
Why, Grandma, what big ears you have.
Why did you come back, Molly?
To get a tan.
Pfft.
You know, we were investigating your mother's operation.
You know she was trafficking in drugs?
That's a lie.
Classic front.
Buy a few expensive museum pieces, stuff it with powder,
sell it to a wealthy art patron,
he trashes them and gets fat off of the guts.
Is that why she was killed?
Most likely.
We believe she knew from the beginning
about the art smuggling
but when she found about about the drugs,
she became unreliable, threatened them and blam.
You know, you have a real way with words, Lieutenant.
Well, what can I say?
So, why don't you level with us?
She never told me about that.
But she did tell me about Michelle.
Tell you what?
Just that she was in some kind of trouble.
Like danger.
So that's why you're hanging around.
I gotta find my sister.
Come on, Nancy Drew, can't we work on this thing together?
No, I can't.
But if I need you, I'll give you a call.
Yeah, by the time you realize you need us,
it may be too late to call us.
(exciting bongo music)
(woman grunting)
(women growling)
She's on her ass.
She's on her ass again.
(water splashing)
(women groaning)
(woman growling)
(water splashing)
(women grunting)
Ah, fuck, Christ, why the fuck do we hire these people?
Cut! Cut!
That's enough, that's enough.
Look Darlene, you hate this woman.
You're supposed to be trying to kill her.
I broke a nail.
Broke a nail.
She broke a nail.
We're supposed to be shooting
the hand job inserts this afternoon.
What's it gonna look like in the closeups?
Well I'll get you a fake one.
You can work with a fake one, can't you?
A fake one?
Nail!
A fake nail, you yutz!
Look, I'd like to just work with the principals.
That's a wrap on the background.
Thank you, people.
[Man] We should reload.
- Sound... - Fake nail.
She'll work with a fake dick,
we're not gonna have a fake dick.
Jesus Christ, I don't believe this.
Hey, did the escrow close yet on that condo?
Thursday.
But all my units at the marina are rented though.
You know, I looked at that place on Culver
that you told me about.
It's still too high.
Yeah?
So you guys into real estate?
We're into making money, honey.
Yeah, Pam puts all our cash into real estate.
I'm Shirley, she's Pam.
Hi, I'm Angel.
Hi.
Two more years of this bullshit
and I can retire.
She's trying to be the sexiest landlady in Los Angeles.
Hopefully the interest rates won't bottom out
before my ass does.
(women laughing)
Anybody seen my script?
Yeah, here.
Don't bother trying to read it, it's in English!
(women laughing)
This your first shoot?
No, I've done a lot.
Mostly out of town though.
The Mitchel brothers, right?
Yeah, right.
[Woman] Yeah, I heard that before.
Actually, I came to LA to look for a friend.
Maybe you guys have seen her.
Her name's Michelle.
Cute.
Never worked with her though.
Shirl?
(foreboding music)
Let's go.
We'll see you,
Angel, see you.
[Molly] Bye, bye.
This guy was no pimp.
I know the difference.
He works for someone.
The same someone that sent him after my mother.
[Neal] Nadine.
[Molly] I wish I knew.
[Neal] Well what's the connection between your mother
and a porno agent?
Drugs.
I found out yesterday my mother was importing phony art
stuffed with cocaine.
You gotta drop this, okay?
You're in over your head, Molly.
I'm a big girl, Neal.
I know you can take care of yourself,
it's just I don't wanna see you get in trouble.
I made a promise to myself
that I was gonna find my sister.
Maybe if I can get to her, I can help her.
Maybe I could help you guys.
I don't know you real well,
but I'd like to get to know you.
(sensual saxophone music)
(ocean waves whooshing)
[Director] Marker!
[Woman] And playback.
(exotic upbeat music)
(beads rattling)
I don't believe it, Darlene!
Sell it!
This dance could save his life!
Sell it!
Darlene, he's a dead man, Darlene!
That's right, keep it fast.
Yeah, that's it.
Sell it!
Make me believe it!
Over to him, over to him.
That's right, keep him alive!
Keep him alive!
This dance can save his life!
He's a dead man, Darlene, that's it!
Bring him around.
Come on!
I smell formaldehyde, let's go!
Christ, where's Dorothy Lamour when you need her?
(door creaking)
(ominous music)
(engine rumbling)
(pleasant chiming music)
Ice cream delivery.
(motor puttering)
(ominous tempo music)
(motor puttering)
These chicks may be into real estate
but this is ridiculous.
Chez Nadine?
Undoubtedly.
I'm gonna go get something to eat, okay?
Okay.
(ominous music)
Let me go!
Let go of me, you bastard!
Let me go!
No!
No, let me go!
No, leave me alone!
Leave me alone!
(sinister music)
Let me go!
Get out of my way, you son of a bitch!
(hand smacking)
(woman groaning)
Let me go!
(sinister music)
Oh God, please, no!
No!
(muffled screaming)
(eerie music)
(lamp creaking)
You know, I don't get one thing though.
I mean, if Neal's right,
these two girls are professionals,
then what are they doing working in a two-bit porno film?
Oh, it makes them recognizable.
The silver screen mystic.
You know, a prostitute on the street
can pull down 50 if she's lucky
but a movie star, even an x-rated one,
gets top dollar for spreading Saint Joy.
You know, everyone wants to fuck a star, darling.
Oh, oh. (Spanky coughing)
Don't mix the moo shu pork with the sweet and sour.
(door knocking)
Oh Christ, he's early.
Cover for me.
[Neal] Hey.
Relax, it's just Neal.
Just Neal?
That's great, like I'm four feet tall.
Hey, it's gorgeous, huh?
Spank.
So, tell me, what do you think?
Too much blush?
Well, it depends what you're going for, Spank.
Ann-Margret on an off day.
Oh yeah, absolutely.
You're a spitting image ofAnn-Margret.
You be nice to this guy tonight for tomorrow he dies.
I was gonna take you to dinner.
Too late.
Yeah, we sent out.
I have a better idea though.
Spank and I followed two of the girls home today
and the place is too spectacular to be theirs.
I know it's Nadine's.
I wanna go take a second look.
Can you drive me over?
At this hour?
It's perfect.
Spanky's truck was too obvious in the daylight
and I wanna get a closer look.
Come on.
Hey, I loved you in "Bye Bye Birdie."
[Molly] Bye, Spanky.
Don't do anything I didn't used to do.
(door creaking)
(camera snapping) (crickets chirping)
Jeez, it's quite a bash, huh?
You notice anything peculiar?
Besides the fact that we weren't invited?
No, look a little closer.
(crickets chirping)
There's no women.
All the guests are men.
She's running a house right here in this city,
for Christ sake.
It looks just like a party.
Yeah, well you wanna bet
what's being served for hors d'oeuvres?
So how does she get away with it?
Look at the clientele.
There's not a man under 50 or a car under 30 grand.
Someone knows?
Yeah, someone knows or someone's being paid not to know.
If your sister's in there,
she's being well taken care of.
That's not it, Neal.
Gloria told me Michelle was in danger.
She was genuinely scared.
Well, she's got every reason to be.
(car engines rumbling)
(crickets chirping)
Look, Neal,
I'd really like to put everything on hold
here for a while but...
Well, maybe we can for just a minute or two.
(sensual saxophone music)
Tell me I was right.
I got a very sensitive ego.
Okay, you're right.
Neal.
Don't worry, I'm gonna keep an eye on the house.
(sensual saxophone music)
Look,
you have a right to know I have a lousy track record
in this kind of thing.
Well I'm gonna take my chances.
(camera snapping)
(women chattering)
Ugh!
You're ruining your body with that crap.
Well it's better than sushi.
How can you eat raw fish for breakfast?
Do you know what's in donuts?
I'd hate to see the inside of your colon.
Well I think that's something you're never
gonna have to worry about.
Yeah, don't kid yourself,
in this business you can't be too sure.
(women giggling)
Darlene?
Nick wants to go over the sacrifice number.
[Darlene] Okay.
Boy, she's real fussy about what she puts in her mouth.
Yeah, except when she's on camera.
Oh, ow!
Hey, you guys, I need you to help me out with a problem.
What's up?
Well, I didn't come to LAjust to work in porn.
Nobody ever does.
What I mean is,
when I was in New York I had a service,
you know, an out-call operation
and I need to get connected up here in LA.
Forget it.
Porn is a means to an end.
Turning tricks is a dead end.
Oh, give us a break.
Hey,
you think I turn tricks because I like the work?
I've been in this business five years
and I know how to take care of myself.
But it's getting weird.
You don't know what you're getting into.
Look, I'm not an innocent little girl.
Hey!
Molly, it sucks!
I'd just hate to see anybody else I care about
at the mercy of these schmucks.
All she wants is an introduction, Pam!
I mean, what's the big deal?
Then you handle it.
What'd I say?
She's okay, she's just touchy.
A good friend of hers was cut up real bad a while ago
and another one just disappeared like two weeks ago,
you know, it's scary.
I'm sorry to hear that...
but I still need that introduction.
(somber music)
(water splashing)
(somber saxophone music)
(women chattering)
[Woman] Oh, I have to show you that letter.
Turn around, Angel, I wanna get a good look at you.
You're young, that's good.
Any experience?
Too much.
That's why I'm interested in a steady job.
You'll need that sense of humor in this business.
Any specialties?
French, Greek, B&D?
I like it straight up.
That's okay.
You still look like a kid.
Maybe we can pass you off as a virgin.
Ever play the part of a virgin?
Only once.
(Nadine chuckling)
All right, here's the rundown.
You work for me and you work only for me.
Shirley told me.
You get free room and board
and your calls come through me and I send you out.
On weekends, I usually have a small in-house party,
very select clientele.
You mingle with the guests, you have a drink
and entertain them in your room.
No money is exchanged, I handle all of that.
Okay.
Here,
I'm having a party on Friday.
Buy yourself something sparkly to wear and show up.
If things work out, you've got a job.
Thanks.
It'll work out, Nadine.
(ominous music)
Roger, there's a new girl on the way out,
her name is Angel.
Put someone on her right away.
And get me Shahid.
What happened?
I think I'm in.
And there's nothing that I can say
that's gonna change your mind?
Great.
I don't understand how Michelle could mean so much to you.
That you're gonna go through any lengths.
I know she's your sister but, hell, you've never met her!
She is the only family that I have.
Look, Neal, you might as well know everything.
This isn't my first time to Los Angeles.
I grew up here and I grew up pretty fast.
I know all about it, Angel.
You don't have to tell me.
You know?
Spanky and I go back a few years.
Then you understand why I have to find her.
She doesn't have to make the same mistakes that I did.
She's got me now.
(somber piano music)
(crickets chirping)
(people chattering)
(woman laughing)
(man chuckling)
[Man] That's so true!
You look terrific!
I am wall-to-wall nerves.
No, no, don't worry about it.
Most of these cronies are so old,
by the time they get to the top of the stairs
they're half done for.
(Shirley giggling) You'll do great!
Gotta go.
(pleasant piano music)
(people chattering)
[Man] Delia, have you met Colonel Harvey?
[Delia] Hi, Colonel Harvey.
Well how do you say that in your language?
[Yong Woman] How does he do that in his language?
(pleasant piano music)
[Blonde Woman] Fabulous dancer, really.
(crowd cheering)
[Man] Yeah! Yeah!
[Old Man] You're great, great!
(men shouting)
Here you are, doll!
(people chattering)
Club soda, please.
Spanky, what the hell are you doing here?
Oh, you don't think I'd let you walk the plank
without a net, do you?
Spanky, I am warning you, if you blow my cover.
I told you, I don't do that anymore, darling.
Better make it a stiff one.
There's a lot of hungry buyers here tonight.
Boy, this is some shindig.
Where does Nadine do her advertising?
Mostly out-of-towners,
foreign types.
They give me the creeps.
[Man] Bartender, bartender!
Angel,
you look lovely.
Thank you.
Oh, this is Mr. Fabazian.
My pleasure.
He doesn't speak much English, dear.
See that he doesn't get bored.
We go upstairs, huh?
Mister?
Fabazian.
- Fabazian. - Fabazian.
Right.
Well, there you are, doll baby.
Now I don't wanna hear any more excuses.
Nadine promised me that you'd show me
where to stick my wicket.
Excuse me there, chief.
(people chattering)
We go upstairs, yeah?
Where to stick your wicket?
Okay, so I'm not Hemingway.
Shoot me.
One hell of an actor though.
What are you doing here?
I'm not real good at sitting around twiddling my thumbs.
Obviously, protecting your virtue
is gonna be a full-time job.
May even break me.
How'd you guys get in?
I called that producer friend of mine,
greased a few palms
and bang.
Listen,
I have a surprise for you.
You're incredible!
Looks like I'm going to have to keep you around for a while.
Did you put film in it?
Listen, I've got an idea.
I bet you do.
I'll pretend to turn you on and you lead me upstairs.
I wanna do some snooping.
Who's pretending?
(upbeat Latin music)
Come on.
(men laughing)
You see that?
Ready?
- Yeah. - Let's go.
(upbeat saxophone music)
(woman laughing)
Plan your move carefully.
Cover me.
(people chattering)
[Woman] Let's dance!
(upbeat saxophone music)
(camera snapping)
[Man] This is Natasha?
Hi, darling.
Mr. Shahid, here, is a big fan of yours.
He'd like to say hello.
How do you do?
Charmed.
(people chattering)
I'd offer to buy you a drink but
everything's on the house.
I'm not one of the girls.
Yeah, but you're not one of the boys.
(Michelle chuckling)
You're cute but I'm with someone.
Yeah, I noticed.
He's a little busy and you look a little lonely.
Why don't we take a walk?
Okay.
But you could get into trouble.
Nah, I've been there before.
(Michelle giggling)
(woman laughing)
[Michelle] Do you know Shahid?
Yeah!
Yeah, yeah, very well.
Say, why don't we go in here for a minute?
I wanna show you something,
I've got a little surprise for you.
No.
No, no, seriously.
Hey, come on.
Come on.
Michelle.
What's going on?
Who are you?
I'm your sister, Molly.
You're crazy, I don't have a sister.
It's true, Michelle, Gloria was my mother too.
She never told you about me
because she left me before you were born.
Come on, open the door, goddamn it!
- Come on! - Listen to me, Michelle!
These people are trouble.
There's a lot of shit going down that you don't know about.
You've gotta get away from them and I can help you.
Get away from me!
You just get away from me, all right?
Gloria's dead, Michelle.
That is a lie!
No, it's true.
She was murdered.
I saw her just before she died.
She told me that you were in danger.
She was mixed up into some kind of trouble with Nadine
and I think that's why she was killed.
You've got to listen to me.
She is not dead.
She sent you here, didn't she?
No.
She wants me to come back.
Well, I am not!
I can take care of myself.
And you can both go to hell.
I hope she is dead.
Do you hear me?
I hope she is dead!
(pleasant piano music) (people chattering)
Let's get the hell out of here!
(Pam screaming)
No!
Help!
(Pam groaning)
No!
Bastard!
No!
(Shahid grumbling)
No!
Stop, don't, no!
(upbeat piano music)
(people chattering)
(Pam groaning)
No!
Oh, no.
Stay with her until this is over.
(pleasant piano music)
(engine rumbling)
(crickets chirping)
(foreboding music)
She's still in there with those animals.
You guys, we've gotta do something.
We are doing something, we're waiting.
Eventually she's gotta come out of there.
They're not gonna have one big slumber party.
Oh, the sins of the rich and famous.
Oh.
(eerie music)
Oh my God, that's Pam.
What're they doing?
[Spanky] Somebody slipped that bomb a major mickey.
(eerie music)
Get down, get down.
(engine rumbling)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(men speaking foreign language)
(camera snapping)
(distant boat horn blowing)
This is it!
I'll get to Michelle, you keep the driver busy.
Wait, wait, wait, what're you, crazy?
Of course.
Shit.
Spanky, stay in the car and keep the motor running.
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
Good old Spanky.
(urine trickling)
(faint earphone rock music)
(trashcan banging) - Ow!
(trash clattering)
What the hell?
Michelle!
(horn honking)
Goddamn it, Michelle!
Stop acting like a child and listen to me!
Let's get the hell out of here!
[Molly] Where's Pam?
What're they doing to her, huh?
She's sick.
I don't know!
God, look what you did!
[Molly] Well, I'm sure where that came from.
That's right, so what?
So what?
Your mother was murdered by the same people
that give you this shit!
Once I was where you are right now.
I know what's down the road
and it's not gonna get any better than this.
Well this suits me just fine.
Let's go!
Goddamn it, Michelle, I'm your sister.
You just don't get it, do you?
(ominous music)
Hey!
(gunshot booming) (Michelle yelping)
Let's get the hell out of here!
(suspenseful music)
No, don't shoot! (gunshot booming)
(gunshots booming)
(tires screeching)
(suspenseful music)
Who were they, goddamn it!
What do they want?
They were just some kids, they wanted some money.
Leave me alone!
[Thug] Get her the fuck out of here!
Where is Shahid?
(engine rumbling)
Where is Shahid?
(crowd shouting)
(sinister music)
[Woman] No!
(woman crying)
(men shouting)
(woman whimpering)
(sinister music)
(women whimpering)
(woman groaning)
(sinister music)
(Pam whimpering)
[Man] Come on!
(men speaking foreign language)
They're in!
(motor rumbling)
Hi, Shirl.
Molly, you were right.
Pam never came back to the house.
I don't think she's going to.
Another disappearance?
Christ.
That guy, Shahid, what do you know about him?
Not much.
He's some sort of partner with Nadine.
He's been around for years.
That girl that he showed up with last night.
I mean, have you ever seen her before?
Just last night.
She's my sister.
You're kidding.
I've got to find some way to get to her.
She's in danger.
[Waitress] More coffee?
No.
All you girls are in danger, Shirl.
What do you think I should do?
I think you should get out of that house.
I think you should get as far away from Nadine as possible.
Well, isn't there anything we can do about Pam?
It might be too late.
I'm not sure.
Well, I'm gonna be sure.
Before I leave there, I'm gonna get something
to bus Nadine's ass.
Pam and I were friends.
This is where I'm staying.
If you find anything, give me a call.
Okay.
All right.
Shirl?
Be careful.
(somber music)
(foreboding music)
♪ She's crying
♪ My little angel
♪ She's crying, dry those tears
♪ She's crying, crying, crying
♪ She's crying
♪ Dry
♪ Those tears
♪ She lays her heart out on the line
♪ To any man that'll give her time
♪ She always plays but she never wins
♪ And in the end she's crying again
(engine rumbling)
(tires screeching)
(ominous music)
(Michelle knocking)
Michelle!
Oh my God, Michelle.
I've been so worried, I thought they had you.
Marie, where is my mother?
Your mother's dead.
It was horrible.
The police said she was murdered.
It's my fault isn't it?
She was so worried about you.
Marie,
I have a sister, don't I?
[Marie] A sister?
That girl, Molly, she tried to warn me.
There was a young woman who came to see Gloria
the afternoon of the accident.
She tried to help me, Marie, and now she's in trouble.
[Marie] I don't understand.
She's my sister.
I have to stop them.
[Marie] Michelle!
(ominous music)
(foreboding music)
(women giggling)
[Girl] That's what he said.
[Woman] Come on, honey.
(drawer thudding)
(metal clattering)
(ominous music)
[Girl] Really, I wanna be an actress.
[Man] Come on.
(eerie music)
[Shirley] Pam.
Girls for drugs.
White slavery.
Middle Eastern, most likely.
Cocaine gets shipped in, girls get shipped out.
Oh my God, Pam.
Think you can remember which warehouse you saw them at?
Absolutely, I know where it is.
All right, I'm gonna need a warrant
and a signed statement.
I think you'd better come with me.
By the way, from now on it's my ballgame.
Any fuck-ups now and we lose 'em.
It's all yours but promise me you'll get my sister out
before anything happens.
Priority.
(engine rumbling)
Shirl, I think you better disappear for awhile before,
you know, I mean, voluntarily...
No, I'm not going anywhere, not yet!
We might've lost Pam but we're not gonna lose Michelle.
You heard what Doniger said.
Yeah, he said that to you.
Nadine doesn't even know that I'm on to her.
I can reach Michelle from the inside and keep an eye on her.
Shirl.
Give her this.
Show her the picture inside.
Then maybe she'll believe you.
All right.
Be careful.
(ominous music)
(engine rumbling)
It's out of control, I'm telling you.
(Nadine sighing)
Everything's on hold until we can call the ship.
Gloria had another daughter we didn't know about.
That Stewart girl.
Gloria must've talked before she died.
[Shahid] I'll handle it.
[Nadine] No you won't, goddamn it!
(ominous music)
This is gonna be easier than I thought!
What the fuck are you doing?
Put that down.
(gun clicking) - Not this time!
You killed my mother!
You look like you can handle things.
Shut up.
Carlos.
No!
(Michelle whimpering)
I'm leaving for Vegas tonight.
Empty the warehouse.
And see that she gets a long vacation!
Spanky?
(foreboding music)
Spanky, are you here?
Spanky, it's me.
(eerie music)
(sinister music)
(Molly screaming)
No!
God!
No!
(suspenseful music)
Oh!
Hello, dear.
(sinister music)
Like mother, like daughter, I'm afraid.
You know, Gloria, she could've profited handsomely
from the ride too but
I'm afraid a conscience got in her way.
Something you wouldn't know about.
Enjoy the scenery while you can, Angel.
In a few days, you'll be on your back
in a whorehouse in Calcutta
fucking the locals for fish heads and rice.
(eerie music)
You know, you and Michelle should fetch top dollar.
Even though white girls, they wear out very quickly.
Lucky for me, there is always a demand for new flesh.
(eerie music)
("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" chiming music)
(suspenseful music)
How does it look from this side, sweetheart?
Get out!
(ominous music)
Loved your little story, Nadine.
But this time, I'm writing the last chapter.
Get out!
Roger!
- Hey, back off! - One move,
or what little brains she does have will be history!
Let's go.
(ominous tempo music)
Cuff him!
Let's go, scumbag!
(handcuffs cranking)
Move it.
Move it!
(Nadine gasping)
You can't be serious.
Get in!
I said, get in!
(Nadine groaning)
Let's go!
(suspenseful music)
(Roger banging)
(car alarm ringing)
Come on, come on, let's go, Spanky!
(kick thudding)
(suspenseful music)
We wouldn't be going to anyplace rational,
like, say the police station?
Not yet.
I just have one stop to make on the way.
(suspenseful music)
(tires screeching)
(police sirens alarming)
Oh shit, they're playing our song.
(police sirens alarming)
(tire screeching)
(suspenseful music)
(police sirens alarming)
(men shouting)
(police sirens alarming)
(Shahid speaking foreign language)
(men shouting)
(suspenseful music)
(police sirens alarming)
(tires screeching)
Here's our stop!
(tire screeching)
(glass shattering)
(women whimpering) (men shouting)
(gunshot booming)
(women screaming)
(gunshot booming)
(tires screeching)
(suspenseful music)
(glass shattering)
(gunshots booming)
Pier 13, warehouse nine!
Shootout in progress!
We need backups!
(gunshots booming)
(women yelling)
(glass shattering)
(gunshots booming)
Goddamn it, Molly!
Shit, watch out!
(suspenseful music)
(gunshots booming)
(cop groaning)
Call Doniger, tell him it's the warehouse!
(gunshots booming)
(gunshot popping)
(gunshot booming)
(rapid gunfire booming)
(wood clattering)
(gunshot booming)
(women screaming)
(suspenseful music)
It's okay.
It's about time you were good for something.
- No! - Get up!
No!
(Michelle screaming)
(suspenseful music)
No!
(eerie music)
(Shahid mumbling foreign language)
(women screaming)
(Shahid mumbling foreign language)
(people shouting)
(ominous music)
(women screaming)
(foreboding music)
(Michelle whimpering)
No!
(gunshot booming)
I will kill her!
Do you hear me?
I'm gonna blow her fucking brains out!
I mean it!
I'm gonna shoot her sweet brains out before I die!
Hey!
There's too many of us down here.
Killing the girl is just gonna get you fried!
(Shahid laughing)
Just watch me, little boy!
(Michelle whimpering)
All right, look!
What do you want?
Tell me what you want!
Throw your gun out!
(gun clattering)
Now step out!
I wanna see you!
(ominous music)
Okay.
Let the girl go.
(Shahid laughing)
You stupid fucking jerk!
Did you really think it was that easy?
You all make me sick! (Michelle yelping)
(gunshot booming)
(gun clicking)
Son of a bitch!
(gunshot booming)
No!
(Shahid yelling)
(gunshots booming)
(Michelle screaming)
(sinister music)
(gunshots booming)
(Shahid groaning)
(police sirens alarming)
(Michelle crying)
(dramatic music)
(tires screeching)
Somebody call an ambulance!
What're you doing trying to save my life, you dumb jerk?
Who do you think you are, Wyatt Earp?
Oh, you know me.
Anything for a little attention.
(Molly sniffling)
(dramatic saxophone music)
[Neal] Hey, Spanky, come on!
- Spanky, come on! - Spanky, you hang in there!
[Neal] Where the hell's that ambulance?
Spanky!
(people chattering)
(dramatic music)
(man whistling)
He'll be okay, don't worry.
(muffled police radio chatter)
I don't wanna think about the shit
that's gonna come down over this.
Each one of you is just damn lucky to be alive.
I'd say I was damn lucky to have a sister like Molly.
Hey, I couldn't afford to lose you too.
You know, I must admit,
in what you lock in common sense,
you more than make up for in sheer chutzpah.
Gee, thanks, Doniger.
You know, I never had a family before.
But it sure is gonna be nice starting one now.
(Nadine banging)
Oh my God, the snow queen!
Nadine, chocolate is not your best color.
("Secrets" by Lou Rawls)
♪ Secrets of the night
♪ Hungry for the light
♪ No explanation
♪ Secrets in our lives
♪ A little compromise
♪ No hesitation
♪ No
♪ Sometimes
♪ We are prisoners of our own making
♪ Fighting to survive
♪ Keep the search alive
♪ And mask the risks we are taking
♪ But you could never walk away
♪ Without giving this a try
♪ Secrets on your heart
♪ Won't keep us apart
♪ No separation
♪ Yeah
♪ Secrets in the dark
♪ Laying on the part
♪ No expectations
♪ No, no, no
♪ Angel
♪ You fall right through the pain
♪ And paid the price
♪ Needing to explore
♪ Open every door
♪ While living a disguise
♪ But you could never walk away
♪ Without giving this a try
♪ Secrets of the past
♪ Laid to rest at last
♪ No complication
♪ No, no, no
♪ Secrets of the night
♪ Hungry for the light
♪ No explanation
♪ No, no, no
♪ I said
♪ You could never walk away
♪ Without giving this a try
♪ Secrets of the night
♪ Hungry for the light
♪ No explanation
♪ Secrets in our lives
♪ A little compromise
♪ No hesitation
♪ No, no, no
♪ Secrets on your heart
♪ Won't keep us apart
♪ No separation
♪ No, no
♪ I'm talking about secrets, secrets
♪ Secrets, secrets
♪ Secrets
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Secrets in our hearts
Vinegar Syndrome theme